Talk:Rules for a Knight

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Lead Section Topic is stated immediately and is easy to understand. It would be beneficial to mention the relationship of the author and illustrator to the protagonist (i.e. fourth generation descendants and if Ethan and Ryan are brothers, cousins, etc.) The lead addresses the context of the book and states why it is important to the author but adding why it is important to society, besides that fact that it was a New York Times bestseller, would help further your point. Controversies are mentioned in the review of the book but details as to why could provide the reader with a more knowledgable, unbiased idea of the specifics of the novel. The Lead sufficiently provides a quick summary of the article with a neutral tone but a little bit of detail on the controversies and why it became a bestseller could improve the understanding of the novel.

Table of Contents The topic are appropriate and specific. The order could be changed to development, plot, adaptions, receptions, etc. This way it goes in chronological order however it most wiki book articles have e the Plot section listed first feel free to keep in accordance with format of the other articles (just a personal preference). Also, the title of Receptions can be changed to Review or Critics. Overall, well done it makes sense and is easy to find everything.

Sections and Sub-Sections Plot: it is in the correct order listed in the Table of Contents and comment on the order remains the same. The content and quick summary of each section was very helpful. For citations, I am not particularly sure how books are cited for wiki articles (if it is throughout or just at the end in the Reference section). As long as it complies with the format of al other book articles I'm sure citation is fine. Good job on summarizing and not just re-telling!

Development:it is in the correct order listed in the Table of Contents and comment on the order remains the same. The purpose for the novel is stated but mentioning the illustrator's background for the book could be included as well to add to the content. The opening paragraph of this section ( copied and pasted below) could be moved under the "Real life inspiration" section.

"The original idea for the book came to Hawke about a decade before its publication. It began as rules for his own children and house, and over the years grew into Rules for a Knight. When speaking on the subject in a "New Yorker" interview, Hawke said, "So we started saying, well, what are the rules of our house? And you start with the really mundane, like eight-o’clock bedtime, all that kind of stuff. And then, invariably, you start asking yourself, well, what do we really believe in?" In the same interview, Hawke discussed the motif of knights and chivalry, saying, ""I’ve just always loved the idea of knighthood. It makes being a good person cool. Or, aspiring to be a good person cool."[1]"

In the "Inspiration from other fables" section the example given should be listed in chronological order for clarity and in case the reader goes back to look for that particular section of the book.

Adaptions: Is there any other publications of the book? or added footnotes?

Reception: comment about the name change still applies. If there is any other good critics that would be good just to build a more diverse idea of the reception of the book.

Tone Nice and neutral! Formal and appropriate with no "slang" used. Marilyn Narloch (talk) 23:20, 18 November 2016 (UTC)Marilyn

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